UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES ...

REGULATIONSAdmissionApplication forms are available at the Centre for External Studies on the first floor of the Old Library at the main campus in Windhoek, orfrom Student Records on the ground floor of the Administrative Building. Application forms are also available at all University of NamibiaRegional Centres and the Oshakati Campus. Staff will advise you on the necessary requirements to submit a complete application.Entry requirementsStudents are admitted to the University of Namibia either through direct entry or the mature age entry scheme. In addition, differentprogrammes have different entry requirements. Please refer to the specific programmes of your interest in this Prospectus.Direct entry:To register for a degree, a candidate must hold a valid NSSSC Certificate or any other relevant qualification. English is a compulsorysubject and should normally be obtained at NSSC (English as a second language) grade C or better, or a grade D or better at NSSC(English as a first language) level.A candidate should obtain a minimum of 25 points on the University of Namibia Evaluation Scale. The University takes the following intoconsideration when computing your score.• The score is calculated by adding together the points of your five best subjects• English is counted as one of the five subjectsThe University will consider other school leaving certificates, after evaluation of these certificates. Mature people with experience, butwithout a formal school qualification may seek entry though the Mature Age Entry Scheme.Unam Evaluation Scale:NSSC CAMBRIDGE SENIOR CERTIFICATE GCEPOINTS H O HIGCSE IGCSE HG SG A-level O-level10 A9 1 1 A B8 2 A* 2 A* B C7 3 A 3 A C A D A6 4 B 4 B D B E B5 C C E C N/O/Subsidiary C4 D D F D D3 E E E E2 F F F F1 G G GMature Age Entry Scheme:The University of Namibia has introduced the mature age entry scheme to allow mature applicants with experience, but without thenecessary formal school qualification, the opportunity to enrol at UNAM for undergraduate programmes. In order to qualify for entrythrough the mature age scheme, you need to sit for the mature age entry scheme test and you have to be 25 years old or turn 25 beforethe first of January of the year in which you want to start your studies. You also need to have completed at least your junior secondaryeducation, in other words, Grade 10 or Standard 8. Finally, you need to have normally at least 5 years work experience relating to the17